Chevrolet C Series

Owners filed 83 complaints across 14 model years of the Chevrolet C Series. The 1997 drew the most (22).

Model years14
Complaints83
Recalls2
Fires3
Deaths0

Which Chevrolet C Series years should you avoid?

Not enough of the record to single a year out. Fewer than 4 Chevrolet C Series model years have at least 25 complaints and are old enough to judge, so any ranking would be noise. The table below has every year as filed.

How this is worked out: each year is compared with a typical year of the same model, which takes most of the difference in sales out of it, and its share of serious failures is compared with every other car of the same model year, because older cars were complained about differently. A year needs 25 complaints to be judged at all. Complaints are unverified owner reports. Full method →

Every Chevrolet C Series model year compared

Complaints per year
YearComplaintsRelative volumeRecallsFiresCrashesMost reportedStatus
20081
0——Air BagsRoutine
20072
0——Air Bags › Side/WindowRoutine
20023
0——TiresRoutine
20012
2——Parking BrakeRoutine
19993
0——Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipRoutine
199817
0—1Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipRoutine
199722
0—1Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › MotorRoutine
199611
011Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › MotorRoutine
199510
0—1Visibility › Windshield Wiper/WasherRoutine
19942
0——Unknown or OtherRoutine
19937
01—Unknown or OtherRoutine
19921
0——Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › MotorRoutine
19911
0—1Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipRoutine
19901
01—Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Cooling Unit and LinesRoutine

Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.